Floods and Landslides in Peru

(14/04/08)

• At least one-half million people in the Departments of San Martin and Huanuco and the Central highlands and jungle area were affected by prolonged, heavy rainfall and associated mudslides • Thirty-five percent of the people in six provinces were adversely affected • Over 9,000 homes destroyed and 1,200 damaged • Businesses were flooded and without power • Transportation networks were flooded • Farmland and crops were destroyed • Parts of Lima and Lurin were threatened when the prolonged runoff caused the Rimac, Chillon, and Lurin Rivers to reach flood stage    Click here to download a PowerPoint Presentation with more details on this Event